CenturyLink Business - Case Studieshttps://www.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/list.html
About Qwest siteAdvanced Medical Imaginghttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/advanced-medical-imaging.html
Advanced Medical Imaging provides radiology interpretation services to clinics, hospitals, and urgent care facilities. 30,000 images a year are sent over Qwest&#39;s iQ Network for radiologists&#39; to interpret and report back. The Qwest MPLS circuit provided an increase in bandwidth allowing doctors to read images in real time, thereby providing patients with faster results.02 Nov 10http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/advanced-medical-imaging.htmlCase StudiesnewAlcohol Monitoring Systemshttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/alcohol-monitoring-systems.html
Alcohol Monitoring Systems works with governmental agencies to provide ankle bracelets that monitor alcohol consumption. Their current vendor could not provide ample space for growth and wanted the organization to move locations. Decision makers began to look for a new solution that would meet their business needs.24 Aug 10http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/alcohol-monitoring-systems.htmlCase StudiesnewAuto Wareshttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/auto-wares.html
Implementing a disaster recovery network keeps shipping locations online and in service in the event of an outage.31 Jan 09http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/auto-wares.htmlCase StudiesnewAurora Chamber of Commercehttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/aurora-chamber-of-commerce.html
The Aurora Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit membership organization that promotes and serves businesses in the east Denver metro area. The Chamber pools the resources of its members so that they can accomplish collectively what individual business could not. Specifically, Chamber staffers act as liaisons with city, county and state officials and provide educational programs on business issues through seminars and workshops.16 Dec 11http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/aurora-chamber-of-commerce.htmlCase StudiesnewBank and Office Interiorshttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/bank-and-office-interiors.html
Replacing five, separate, twenty-year old telecommunications systems with a unified communications solution helped Bank and Office Interiors reduce long distance fees, slash maintenance costs, improve employee productivity, and respond to customers faster.01 Oct 08http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/bank-and-office-interiors.htmlCase StudiesnewCarlisle Wide Plank Floorshttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/carlisle-wide-plank-floors.html
Carlisle Wide Plank Floors has produced the finest restoration and reproduction wood floors in the world for more than 40 years. What started as a small business now has six locations across the U.S., including showrooms and a production mill. Customer calls are answered promptly with the use of Geo Routing, iQ Private Port services and ShoreTel equipment.07 Sep 10http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/carlisle-wide-plank-floors.htmlCase StudiesnewCayuse Technologieshttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/cayuse-technologies.html
Cayuse Technologies turned to CenturyLink to expand bandwidth and maintain robust and flexible data and voice connectivity.07 Feb 11http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/cayuse-technologies.htmlCase StudiesnewCentennial Bank Hldgshttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/centennial-bank-hldgs.html
Centennial Bank of the West is known as The Western Original and was conceived as a "Main Street" bank. Its management team is local, so decisions are made quickly, with a clear understanding of the opportunities and challenges unique to the region. The company's product offerings are extensive, providing all of the banking, investment, and online services that are expected of a full-service financial institution. Today more than 200 employees in seven Northern Colorado cities make up the Centennial banking family.31 Jan 09http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/centennial-bank-hldgs.htmlCase StudiesnewCentral New Mexico Community Collegehttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/central-new-mexico-community-college-WEB.html
CenturyLink technicians worked with the college to implement a 100 Mbps Metro Ethernet circuit to the school&#39;s five campuses.15 Apr 09http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/central-new-mexico-community-college-WEB.htmlCase StudiesnewCity of Los Angeleshttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/city-of-los-angeles.html
The City's Washington D.C office was using a substandard, 56k connection. Managers wanted to upgrade this to T-1 level service to eliminate performance complaints. Moreover, they sought to integrate Internet access redundancy into their City network to better support 40,000 employees.31 Jan 09http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/city-of-los-angeles.htmlCase StudiesnewCleveland State Universityhttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/ClevelandStateWEB0708.html
School administrators needed to significantly increase the efficiency of their incoming call management and routing system. Calls came into multiple locations while human resources were tapped to deliver repetitive instructions.01 Oct 07http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/ClevelandStateWEB0708.htmlCase StudiesnewCommunity Bankshares, Inc.http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/CmtyBanksharesWEB0708.html
CenturyLink IQ Networking Private Port replaced the old frame relay network, saving approximately 15 percent per month in network costs.01 Jan 08http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/CmtyBanksharesWEB0708.htmlCase StudiesnewConstruction 70http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/construction-70.html
Construction 70 had an aging phone system that required a third-party vendor to make add, drop or move changes. Moreover, basic features such as call transfers were not available. An increasingly mobile work force needed much greater flexibility to enhance its productivity.31 Jan 09http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/construction-70.htmlCase StudiesnewContact Solutions, Inc.http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/contact-solutions.html
Thousands of dialed number identification services (DNIS) are managed in real-time with Control Center.22 Jan 10http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/contact-solutions.htmlCase StudiesnewCutter & Buckhttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/CutterBuckWEB0708.html
When growth drove demand for increased bandwidth, Cutter & Buck looked for a cost-effective way to enhance the Internet and voice service at its multiple locations across the U.S. 01 Oct 07http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/CutterBuckWEB0708.htmlCase StudiesnewDenver Air Centerhttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/denver-air-center.html
Denver Air Center, a fixed-based operator, caters to the airline industry by taking care of private charter and corporate aircrafts, pilots, and passengers. Qwest recommended VoIP using a dual T1 bundle to resolve the strain on broadband and provide network security between tenants and corporate owners. The increased bandwidth allows pilots to complete flight planning online so Denver Air can track flights with ease.18 Jan 11http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/denver-air-center.htmlCase StudiesnewDiscover the World Marketinghttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/discover-the-world-marketing.html
With call volumes averaging from 35,000 to 50,000 calls each month, Discover needed a reliable IVR system and a reliable service provider.05 Aug 09http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/discover-the-world-marketing.htmlCase StudiesnewDixon Hugheshttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/dixon-hughes.html
Greater Internet access speed and capacity enabled consolidation projects at the company's data center.16 Dec 11http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/dixon-hughes.htmlCase StudiesnewThe Doctor's Clinichttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/the-doctors-clinic.html
Flexible Metro Ethernet provisioning allows qualifying locations to quickly turn up service as well as scale bandwidth up or down as needed.06 Jun 12http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/the-doctors-clinic.htmlCase StudiesnewDoss Aviationhttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/doss-aviation.html
The enterprise-class IP phone system provides advanced capabilities, such as mobility, presence, preference, and rich conferencing services.01 Oct 08http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/doss-aviation.htmlCase StudiesnewDrumBeat, Inc.http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/drumbeat-inc.html
DrumBeat, Inc. provides technical support to their customers for data, voice, and networking. After experiencing intermittent downtime with their data communications provider, DrumBeat, Inc. turned to Qwest for a solution.23 Dec 10http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/drumbeat-inc.htmlCase StudiesnewEarls Restaurant and Barhttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/earls-restaurant.html
Earls Restaurant and Bar was looking for reliable service. It was vital that communications between themselves, their customers, vendors and and other locations in Canada, Washington, Colorado and Arizona seamless and reliable. With the Nortel phone system and high speed Internet service from Qwest, Earl's can focus on what they do best: serve good food.10 May 10http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/earls-restaurant.htmlCase StudiesnewETS-Lindgrenhttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/ets-lindgren.html
The enterprise-wide meshed network promotes collaboration among the company's 800 geographically-dispersed employees.20 Aug 10http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/ets-lindgren.htmlCase StudiesnewExecu-Centerhttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/execu-center.html
Execu-Center is an office facility for small and start up business that require executive suites with phone and Internet services. Clients need fast, safe, reliable Internet and phone solutions to conduct their business.10 Nov 10http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/execu-center.htmlCase StudiesnewFilltekhttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/Filltek-web.html
Executives wanted to increase the operational efficiency of the firm&#39;s customer contact center and cut costs.31 Jul 09http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/Filltek-web.htmlCase StudiesnewGraybar Electric Company, Inc.http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/graybar.html
Rather than adding capacity to their existing Frame Relay network, managers wanted to migrate to a less complex IP-based MPLS system.27 Aug 10http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/graybar.htmlCase StudiesnewHarte-Hankshttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/harte-hanks.html
Harte-Hanks chose CenturyLink to replace their backup provider based on the recommendation of peers.09 Oct 12http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/harte-hanks.htmlCase StudiesnewHeritage Operating LPhttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/heritage-operating.html
Consolidating to CenturyLink significantly simplified vendor administration and cut long-distance expenses by more than 50 percent.09 Jan 12http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/heritage-operating.htmlCase StudiesnewHerman Group Real Estatehttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/herman-group-real-estate.html
Herman Group Real Estate, an affiliate of ERA, has multiple locations across Colorado and over 800 independent agents. Buyers and sellers are able to reach agents on Qwest&#39;s long distance and toll free phone service. Cisco phone systems are used to manage phone lines and forward calls while agents are with clients. By switching to Qwest managers were able to reduce the number of vendors and unused services creating a significant cost savings.02 Nov 10http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/HighlineSchoolsWEB0908.htmlCase StudiesnewHighline Public Schoolshttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/HighlineSchoolsWEB0908.html
Herman Group Real Estate, an affiliate of ERA, has multiple locations across Colorado and over 800 independent agents. Buyers and sellers are able to reach agents on Qwest's long distance and toll free phone service. Cisco phone systems are used to manage phone lines and forward calls while agents are with clients. By switching to Qwest managers were able to reduce the number of vendors and unused services creating a significant cost savings.01 Jun 08http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/herman-group-real-estate.htmlCase StudiesnewHome Buyers Warrantyhttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/HomeBuyersWEB0708.html
Fast, efficient customer service is key to success for Home Buyers Warranty. With 70 toll-free numbers to manage, Home Buyers Warranty needed to change call allocation percentages and trunk routes much more rapidly. The company&#39;s existing vendor took from three days to a month to complete changes.01 Jan 08http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/HomeBuyersWEB0708.htmlCase StudiesnewIFreedom Direct Corphttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/ifreedomdirectcorp.html
Employees at this financial services company spent a lot of time matching long distance charges with corporate account codes. Managers decided to find a new vendor that could deliver a bill that is easy to reconcile.31 Jan 09http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/ifreedomdirectcorp.htmlCase StudiesnewIsabella Bankhttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/isabella-bank.html
IT managers resolved to migrate their aging Frame Relay system over to an IP-base network. The switch would allow them to implement a cost-saving VoIP project as well as quality of service (QoS) capabilities. Moreover, by consolidating onto a single provider, managers would reduce the administrative burden of managing 70 monthly phone bills.27 Aug 10http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/isabella-bank.htmlCase StudiesnewJordan School Districthttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/jordan-school-district.html
Replacing T-1 lines with 1 Gbps GeoMax service enabled a VoIP solution that allowed the elimination of 412 analog phone lines.10 Nov 10http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/jordan-school-district.htmlCase StudiesnewLifeLockhttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/lifelock.html
LifeLock was experiencing explosive growth and planning multiple locations, and they needed a scalable, flexible implementation that could come up to speed rapidly. They needed an implementation that would be ready to use "almost out of the box", and they wanted a partnership with a vendor who could provide expertise and support around it.16 Sep 09http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/lifelock.htmlCase StudiesnewLogicTreehttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/logictree.html
CenturyLink worked with the customer to build out infrastructure that supports dramatic spikes in usage across multiple communications channels.31 May 12http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/logictree.htmlCase StudiesnewMacArthur Cohttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/macarthur-company.html
MacArthur Co. was having three to four outages every week, which put them at risk of losing customers to their competitors. They needed a provider who could work with the customer to quickly diagnose and resolve problems and who they could trust with access to MacArthur's network.29 Jul 09http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/macarthur-company.htmlCase StudiesnewMadison School District of Phoenixhttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/madison-school-district-phoenix.html
Madison School District was routinely hitting saturation on their network at specific predictable points of time during the day, and it was having an impact on their ability to do things like take attendance and access financial resources and their financial systems. They wanted to work with a provider that could provide them with a robust network implementation that they could grow with over time.17 Jun 09http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/madison-school-district-phoenix.htmlCase StudiesnewMainsource Financial Group, Inc.http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/mainsource-financial.html
A meshed network with CenturyLink eliminated single point of failure existent in hub-and-spoke frame relay architecture.28 Feb 12http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/mainsource-financial.htmlCase StudiesnewMcGough Companieshttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/McGoughConstWEB0908.html
The company's Construction Division wanted to consolidate Internet connections to provide better security. Moreover, managers wanted to provide high-performance connectivity to improve employee collaboration and the speed of e-mail and data file sharing.01 Aug 08http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/McGoughConstWEB0908.htmlCase StudiesnewMiller Zellhttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/miller-zell.html
MillerZell is about a $100 million dollar retail design firm that does signage for companies like Walmart and H&R Block, as well as online applications and order tracking and fulfillment, and installation of the material they print. They needed to move to an MPLS platform in order to implement voice over IP to get faster data rates.22 May 09http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/miller-zell.htmlCase StudiesnewMurdochs Ranchhttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/murdochs-ranch.html
Managers sought to replace Internet access due to a vendor&#39;s lackluster performance. They looked for ways to do this while reducing overall costs.31 Jan 09http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/murdochs-ranch.htmlCase StudiesnewOSI Restaurant Partnershttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/osi-restaurant-partners.html
In 2003, the Outback Steakhouse leadership team was growing increasingly concerned about the security of their company headquarters, housed in a building just 800 feet from the end of the Tampa International runway01 Jan 09http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/osi-restaurant-partners.htmlCase StudiesnewReady Care Industrieshttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/ready-care-industries.html
System reliability, excellent customer service and support, and a vendor willing to partner with Ready Care to help the company move into new markets through technology were key considerations in their choice of a communications service provider.29 Oct 09http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/ready-care-industries.htmlCase StudiesnewRoswell Regional Hospitalhttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/roswell-regional-hospital.html
Roswell Regional Hospital needed an updated telecommunications system. Qwest provided an overall solution for voice and data, including new ShoreTel equipment. Operators transfer calls with ease using the drag-and-drop feature and inbound callers use the directory dial and four-digit dialing features. The call clarity, reliability, reduction in outages and excellent customer service are just some of the added benefits of having a partnership with Qwest.07 Feb 11http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/roswell-regional-hospital.htmlCase StudiesnewRothstein Kasshttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/RothsteinKassWEB0708.html
Rothstein Kass was moving its headquarters facilities and planning to roll out a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) system to all of its offices across the U.S. The company looked for a provider to help simplify IT management and standardize equipment across its multiple locations while delivering multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) service with the quality and reliability required for current and future communications needs.01 Feb 08http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/RothsteinKassWEB0708.htmlCase StudiesnewRush Enterpriseshttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/rush-enterprises.html
The CIO was put on the hot seat to provide a disaster recovery solution that could be tested. The legacy "pull-up-a-trailer" solution was insufficient to meet this need. The Rush Enterprise IT team needed a vendor that could provide disaster recovery services.31 Jan 09http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/rush-enterprises.htmlCase StudiesnewScottradehttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/scottrade.html
Next-generation CenturyLink network paved the way for expanded applications and capabilities, including a more reliable backup strategy.11 Dec 12http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/scottrade.htmlCase StudiesnewScribe Healthcare Technologies, Inc.http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/ScribeWEB0708.html
The company&#39;s existing hosting provider had run out of space, and Scribe Healthcare needed to expand its data center.01 Jan 07http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/ScribeWEB0708.htmlCase StudiesnewSelect Comforthttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/selectcomfort.html
Managers needed to consolidate existing carriers to ease administration, reduce costs and upgrade Internet connectivity speeds to enhance productivity.31 Jan 09http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/selectcomfort.htmlCase StudiesnewSilco Oilhttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/silco-oil.html
After evaluating their need for more reliable phone connections and secure high speed Internet, Silco Oil switched to Qwest. Silco Oil has achieved significant cost savings and reduced the number of phone service vendors by bundling services and using Qwest DSL to transmit sales data from stores to the main office.11 Jan 11http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/silco-oil.htmlCase StudiesnewSummit Investment Partnershttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/summit-investment-partner.html
While the Summit business continuity and disaster recovery network met government standards, Summit executives decided to bolster the redundancy of their infrastructure and physically distance their locations from each other, while setting up one site closer to some of the employees that live in that area.01 Apr 09http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/summit-investment-partner.htmlCase StudiesnewSun National Bankhttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/sun-national-bank.html
As an existing contract reached its end-of-life, executives seized the opportunity to source a VoIP solution offered by a service-oriented provider at a competitive price.25 Jun 09http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/sun-national-bank.htmlCase StudiesnewSynacorhttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/synacor.html
With a circuit nearing total capacity and a new video platform launch underway, Synacor needed to significantly expand its available bandwidth to meet expected demand.01 Apr 08http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/synacor.htmlCase StudiesnewTEAM Industrieshttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/team-industries.html
TEAM Industries uses ingenuity and engineering to create innovative driveline solutions for their customers. By choosing Qwest, TEAM Industries satisfied their need for growth and having a business communications provider that was able to provide multiple solutions.Qwest was able to provide TEAM Industries with more of an overall solution, and with the content filtering that they required.31 Mar 10http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/team-industries.htmlCase StudiesnewThe Children's Hospitalhttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/the-childrens-hospital.html
The Children&#39;s Hospital of Denver has 2,300 employees that work from many locations. In order to better serve its child patients, the hospital moved to a larger location. The transition included bringing an outsourced, data center solution in house. As a result, IT managers needed to implement a solution that could efficiently connect all the hospital&#39;s locations and support the high-bandwidth needs of its data center, picture archiving communications system (PACS) and electronic medical records applications.01 Oct 08http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/the-childrens-hospital.htmlCase StudiesnewTeleverdehttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/televerde.html
Televerde had a very complex system with lots of equipment to handle moderate-sized call volume; the complexity didn't match their needs. They wanted to consolidate and simplify with a really reliable and very affordable solution.31 Jan 09http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/televerde.htmlCase StudiesnewThe Tech Grouphttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/tech-grp.html
The Tech Group specializes in the design and manufacturing of plastic products for the health care and consumer industries. Growing wide area network (WAN ) data traffic began to slow the response times of enterprise applications. The congested T1-based infrastructure further threatened to impact a planned data center relocation and hamper a server consolidation project. To overcome these issues, decision makers chose to upgrade their network to a high-bandwidth, fiber solution.01 Apr 08http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/tech-grp.htmlCase StudiesnewUBM TechWeb (Interop)http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/ubm-techweb-interop.html
CenturyLink SIP trunking, Internet, and data center and hosting services deliver high-availability telecom infrastructure to customers.07 Jun 12http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/ubm-techweb-interop.htmlCase StudiesnewTLCVisionhttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/TLCWEB0708.html
Sites that converted from prior vendors to CenturyLink have achieved about a 45 percent savings in combined telecom and data costs.01 Feb 08http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/TLCWEB0708.htmlCase StudiesnewTouchstone Healthhttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/touchstone-health.html
Migrating to the hosted EZ Route solution improved business operations, cut expenses, and increased the reliability of communications services.01 Nov 12http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/touchstone-health.htmlCase StudiesnewUnited Western Bancorp, Inc.http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/united-western-bancorp.html
United Western Bancorp, Inc. (UWB) needed to increase the bandwidth of their WAN network to support application performance objectives and new branch openings over the next five years. The firm's existing WAN network was limited to T-1 transmission speeds at branch locations and 45Mbps at its headquarters and CyberCenter sites.01 Jan 09http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/united-western-bancorp.htmlCase StudiesnewUniversity Federal Credit Unionhttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/ufcu.html
Customer expectations require that the credit union&#39;s AT M and online banking services be available 24x7, and that transactions occur without delay. Thus, to retain a competitive edge, IT managers need to maintain a highly reliable network infrastructure capable of supporting application performance requirements.23 Aug 10http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/ufcu.htmlCase StudiesnewUniversity of Colorado (CU)http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/CUWEB0708.html
The network connecting the main data center for the University of Colorado (CU) with its two remote sites had aged, and CU began to look for a more reliable and scalable solution. Security was also a vital issue: the remote sites have departments that handle sensitive University data, and CU wanted a solution that did not need to traverse public, unsecured networks.01 Jan 08http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/CUWEB0708.htmlCase StudiesnewValley Solventshttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/valley-solvents.html
Shared T1 services resulted in lost data packets between corporate sites. This led to downtime and administrative labor hours devoted to troubleshooting. To address the line quality issue the telecom services manager chose Qwest enhanced port services.31 Jan 09http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/valley-solvents.htmlCase StudiesnewVanguard National Title Companyhttp://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/vanguard-national-title-company.html
Vanguard National Title Company needed a telecommunications company and phone system that would support them as they provided services to the real estate community. They chose Qwest and Shortel, a decision that allows them to communicate with their customers and clients with ease and reliability. 23 Dec 10http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/vanguard-national-title-company.htmlCase StudiesnewVantage Oncology Inc.http://controlcenter.centurylink.com/business/resource-center/case-studies/VantageOncologyWEB0708.html
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